Stephen Robertson (born 4 July 1964) is a British former

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and

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. After spending three years in

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(which included a 3rd place championship finish in 1990) and competing in a full season of

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in 1992 in which he failed to score points, he won the 1993

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Rookie of the Year award. This was followed by the 1994 Indy Lights championship (both with

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). He captured 7 wins during his 2 years in the series. He is one of only three Indy Lights champions to never race in

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, the others being 1996 champion

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and 2010 champion

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. He later raced in the

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(BTCC) in 1996, in a works

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. However, the car was not competitive and he finished 20th in the championship with only two points. In the first race of the season at

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, he spun in front of his teammate

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, and Radisich was unable to avoid colliding with him. After racing, Robertson went on, along with his father Dave, to manage young drivers. After leading

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, the pair took on

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. Räikkönen would later make a big jump, from

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in the UK through to F1 with the

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team, the following year. Robertson continued to manage Räikkönen throughout his career.F1 : Manager Steve Robertson denies Kimi Raikkonen set to quit motor racing
, 7 January 2011, ''F1SA'', Retrieved 2011-05-19 In November 2004, Räikkönen and Robertson formed a racing team for the British F3 International Series (as it is now called), Räikkönen Robertson Racing. In their second season with the help of Senna's F1 Engineer James Robinson (

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), "Double R" won the main Championship Class, with Brit

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Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position - 1 point awarded all races) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Steve 1964 births Living people English racing drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers British Touring Car Championship drivers Indy Lights champions Indy Lights drivers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States British expatriates in Japan International Formula 3000 drivers British sports agents Tasman Motorsports drivers People from Hackney, London 20th-century English sportsmen